The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-17
To RedOuble Her Energies and Take
Advantage OF Every OPP
tunity.
ANTICIPATED ANNUAL COTTON
kECEIPTs, 100000 BALES.
A Company TO Supply Homes for the
Thousands OF Coming
W0rkmen.
PROGRESSIVE AND PUBLIC SPIR.
TIED CITIZENS Arts HEAD.
Site for Intended Operations, and
the Inducements TO be Put
Forward.

In the good old days before the war
Memphis had already become a popu-
lar center Of wealth, fashion and COM
mercial importance. Her immense
traffic in cotton and plantation sup.
plies brought handsome fortunes TO
her merchants, and the large planters
from sll the rich country around had
their luxurious homes and spent
money lavishly in Memp nis. Splendid
blocks Of business building grew like
magic, and the noble forests Of her sub
urbs rapidly transformed into expan-
ave private parks and well kept gay-
aens surrounding elegant residences,
Nothing except disastrous war and
killing pestilesee, even Ia the old iogy
days OF long ego, ever checked the
growth or impaired the vitality OF this
heroic city. No other city has ever
evinced such recuperative power and
fertility OF resources. During the
wild excitement OF the past vim
ter, incident to new Develop.
ments and the unparalleled rush
OF capital and people into the South
ern States, Memphis has had all she
could do 10 handle her $4,000 bales
of cotton and her $90,000,900 OF gen.
eral business. She has increased her
banking capital 76 per cent, her
anuIacturing % per cent, her vol.
ume OF general business 333 per cent,
and her cotton receipts l25,000 bales
during the year. Her 800 manufactur.
ing institutions have hesn running
full time, and merchants, capitalists,
clerks and mechanics have been too
intent upon gathering in the protits
from Legitimate trade to keep up with
the procession of brass bands, big
show cards and modern boomers, But
as the heavy artillery are kept in re-
serve, 80 will the unrivaled prosperity
and natural advantages OF Memphis
be sou faded all over the American con-
tinent when many OF her would.be
rivals h3ve grown meek and common
place. Aeide from the fec. that this Is
the best governed city In the United
States, the best drained, severed, and
now being made the best wa.eFed city
OF the South, her geographical
position will inevitably place Men,
phis in the very front rauk
OF Southern and Western cities, and
today her $1,000 busy people would
proclaim TO the world that Memphis
ackI Wedges no Southern rival In this
brilliant race for metropolitan suprem-
acy, which Is thrilling the South With
such tremendous activity. Overlook
ing the great Father OF Waters and
1900 miles Of tributary streams; all
the great railroad systems Of the South
either lead OF are leading 10 Memphis
and her tTanE- Miss ssippi river bridge
built upon the historic ChickasaW
bluffs; wi h the finest climate known
70 civiiiylion controlling and dlspers.
ing the vat tTt q ufes OF the richest
valley OF the universe; the limitless
mineral resources and boundlssa for
ests OF Alabama, Kentucky, Tennes-
see, Missouri and Arkansas right at
her doors; such superlative advau-
tsges give promise OF future TO Mem.
phig beyond the conception OF her peo-
pie.
AZ the present rate OF increase we
may expect our cotton receipts by
1890 TO reach 1000. 900 bales per an
mum. We are getting rev railroad
or two every year, aud house builders
are scarcely able 10 meet the demands
Of this rapidly increasing population.
II 10 to supply homes, factory sites,
suburban parks, drives and pleasure
grounds for this restless, growing city,
that the Ohiekssaw Land Company
has been organized.
The company has purct ased 3l75
acres Of h gin rolling lands south OF the
city, Just below Kerr avenue, three
miles from Court Square, the present
heart OF the city, and extending
beyond NonconBah creek; thence
along the creek westwardly 60 the
MissiBsippi river. About one-tEird OF
the property is beautifully shaded
with native forest treps Ia endless va.
riety, the oak, elm, maple, tulip, pop.
lar, ash and hickory predominsting.
Tho soil ia light loan and IL Just
enough broken to secure ample drain
age. II is estimated that the creek
flows two and one half miles through
the property and the company owns
tnily one-hglf mile Of frontage 90 the
Mississippi river, Ii sreby securing the
best, in TACT, the only available Ioca.
ton for wharfs below the present city
landingR. Yhe capital stock Ia 81, O0Q,-
0l0, paid up, ths owners OF the land
having taken stock for most Of the
lands and donated to the directors;
as trustees for the company, $770,O0
OF said $1,000, 0O0, which will be held
asa surplus, sold from time TO tune,
end the money invested Ia substan.
nal imp ovements on the proper y.
The only incumbrance upon this valu.
able body Of land lie $4,000, part of
the UNI aid purchase money on the
Wildberger and Mitchell tracts. The,e
ig,ter purchases were made by the
company in lieu OF the great advance
II all real estate adj iceDt TO the CITY
and 70 secure ample river aud creek
frontage. Until the $4,000 Of stock
lie sold for the benefit OF the com.
psny none Of the stock subscribed by
the original stockholders will be
issued them, hence there will he only
limited amOunto of stock on the market
at any time.
The company is composed Of mum.
or OF our most progressive citizens,
with whom are associated some of the
most experienced and wealthy men OF
Birmingham, who believe thoroughly
IN Memphis. This is but the begin.
ming Of great add lasting compact
between the greatest mining aud man.
ufaciuring and the greatest CONNER.
cial city Of the South. Memphis onlv
needs the coal aud iron which shs
will soon have to make her equally
CREST az = ma 20 ufseturing center, The
compauy prop ses locating factories OF
everY description sloug Nonconnah
creek aBdDn the river font. Mr.J A.
Van Hocse, recently Of Birming nam,
Ala vice pre- ident and general man
ger of The COMPANY, will go North
and Esst and endeSvor by presenting
the supeiiur Inducements that Mem.
phis differs ID effsct the removal here
of manufacturers who are seeking
soutbaso investments. The Loui'.
vile. New Orleans aud Texas railroad
aud ,he Mississippi and Tennessee
railroad, controlled by the Illinois
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